Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.3° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (15 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.6
N
5
0.3
N
9
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
7
1.6
N
7
1.9
N
8
1.4
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
9
0.8
NNE
8
1.1
S
5
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
37
37
35
32
31
17
20
16
127
152
269
424
216
140
153
74
64
50
34
33
21
12
12
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
5
N
20
SE
20
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
20
W
25
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:43AM3.40m
4:03PM3.10m
4:21AM3.16m
4:35PM2.90m
5:01AM2.88m
5:12PM2.69m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.36m
10:04PM0.49m
10:27AM0.66m
10:40PM0.69m
11:03AM0.96m
rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
1
4
1
2
5
2
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
12
12
10
8
8
8
8
7
5
3
4
5
7
11
7
7
5
7
7
7
8
8
7
5
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